How to Stop the Snore and Restore Rest without a CPAP

My snore story and natural remedies to help your on your own before going down the CPAP road.

LifestyleKristin WhitakerFebruary 6, 2024sleep apnea, sleep, snoring, hormones, rest, natural remediesComment

3 Ways To Boost & 3 Ways To Bomb your Metabolism (4/5 series)

3 things you can do now to boost your metabolism, and 3 ways you are secretly sabotaging your health. If you have tried every diet plan and every idea and still feel stuck, here are your answers.

Nutrition, Lifestyle, Gut Health, Weight LossKristin WhitakerAugust 12, 2023metabolic health, metabolism, sleep, stress, toxins, detoxingComment

Metabolic Flexibility: Two Tools for Robust a Robust Metabolism 3/5 in the series

Metabolism rules your very life and how you live it. So anything you can do to reinforce its efficiency will pay dividends in health benefits and longevity. Read about two such tools: intermittent fasting and the ketogenic diet and how to harnass their power to optimize your own metabolic health.

Nutrition, Keto, Lifestyle, Weight LossKristin WhitakerAugust 11, 2023metabolism, keto, intermittent fasting, blood sugar, inflammationComment

Taming the Blood Sugar Rollercoaster: 2/5 in the Mastering Metabolism Series

If you’re at the mercy of blood sugar spikes and dips, you’re riding the roller coaster. Your energy is up and then suddenly crashes. Your sleep is troubled. Your appetite is all over the place. Time to get off the ride! Evening our your blood sugar is the secret to getting your metabolic health—and your quality of health—back on track.

Nutrition, Lifestyle, Weight LossKristin WhitakerAugust 11, 2023blood sugar, insulin, CGM, prediabetes, diabetes, Metabolism, metabolic healthComment

Metabolic Health Series: Mastering your Metabolism

Kick off a 5 part series on Mastering your Metabolism. Why? Because knowledge is power and if you know your metabolism and how to optimize it, you have power to overcome illness, achieve balance, have more energy, slim down, sleep better and feel like your very best self. Metabolism is life! The more you know, the better quality of life you can build.

Lifestyle, Nutrition, Weight LossKristin WhitakerAugust 7, 2023Metabolism, gucose, blood sugar, blood pressure, obesity, weight loss, cholesterol, lab workComment

Kefir for Cats and Dogs: Wag your Tail for Gut Health!

Just like us, our fur babies need all the help they can get to balance and support their microbiomes. Kefir is an easy way to build robust gut flora and they love the taste! Read on to learn how to use kefir to support your dog or cat.

Gut Health, LifestyleKristin WhitakerApril 29, 2022pets, microbiome, gut health, probiotics, kefirComment

Preparing and Recovering from Surgery: suggestions for self care and supplementation

Your doctor isn’t the only one responsible for your healing after surgery; you have more power than you think! This is the experience of one nutrition therapist undergoing surgery (a hysterectomy) and the steps she took before and after to help speed recovery and minimize complications. See if something here could help you with your own surgical journey and reach out with questions or for additional support!

The Ethical Carnivore

Can you love animals and still eat them? Is meat eating good for the planet or a harmful drain on resources? Can you eat meat in an ethical, sustainable way? Let’s tackle some hard questions and look at the ethics of eating meat in this, the final post in a 5 part series on the Carnivore Diet.

The Lifestyle Carnivore

How long can you do the carnivore diet safely? How? And should you? Let’s dive into some of these issues and get to the meat of the matter in this, the 4th of a 5 part blog series on the Carnivore Diet.

Carnivore Diet, LifestyleKristin WhitakerSeptember 3, 2020carnivore, diet, keto, protein, low carb, zero carb, meat-basedComment

The Temporary Carnivore

Not ready to renounce plant foods for life but curious about the benefits offered by the carnivore diet? Learn more about how to use carnivore as a tool in your box for short term purposes. This is the 3rd post in a 5 part carnivore series.

Carnivore Diet, LifestyleKristin WhitakerSeptember 3, 2020carnivore diet, elimination diet, cleanse, meat based diet, weight loss, protein, meatComment

Nearly "Cookless" Eats to Beat the Heat

If you can’t stand the heat…get out of the kitchen. That’s what they say, right? Well, during this heat wave late July-early August…getting out of the kitchen is exactly what I want to do. The thought of heating up the oven makes me wilt. So I thought it was time for a recipe roundup!

Here is a collection of cool summer recipes that are healthy, easy, and served cold. You can even batch cook them and eat leftovers for a while!

Lifestyle, Paleo, KetoKristin WhitakerAugust 12, 2020dinner prep, cold dishes, easy meals, summer cooking, antipasti, gazpacho, salad, lettuce wraps, avocadoComment

Some of my Favorite Healthy Buys at Costco, Summer 2020

I don’t know what I’d do without Costco. I need my organic, whole foods in bulk! Here are some of the staples, splurges and stock-ups I grab when I make my weekly trip. (You read that right, I feed a small army!!)

LifestyleKristin WhitakerJuly 1, 2020paleo, keto, budget, grocery shopping, whole food, organicComment

8 Weight Loss Myths that Might be Holding You Bac

Stop Binge Eating in its Tracks

Ever find an empty bag of chips and wonder how that happened only to realize it was you? Lets chat about a strategy to shut binge eating down for good so you can finally achieve the health goals you long for.

LifestyleKristin WhitakerJanuary 22, 2020binge eating, diet, will powerComment

100 Ways to Reward Yourself without Derailing your Health Goals

You know what lights you up. Really know one can bribe you better than you can! So let’s pick some rewards to help you on your health journey that will motivate you without sabotaging your hard earned success! The more excuses to treat yourself, the better!

LifestyleKristin WhitakerJanuary 13, 2020health, rewards, incentives, treats, accomplishments, healthy treats Comments

Thanksgiving with Special Diets: Help

Do you have a sense of dread or a little anxiety gnawing at your soul when you think of Thanksgiving? The formula is supposed to be simple: Food, Family, Fun. But when Food is complicated, the Fun can be elusive and even Family events can feel awkward. Let’s chat about how to prepare, survive, and even love Thanksgiving again! How to support your own health goals or (sometime even harder) how to support those you care for. (Ever had to tell your kid they are the only one who can't have pie?)

LifestyleKristin WhitakerNovember 20, 2019holiday, meal planning, thanksgiving, special diet, healthy food, keto, elimination dietsComment

November Farm Talk with Kristin & Kristen

When the Farmer's Wife and the Nutrition Therapist get together, it's a good time. Discussing what's up at Utah Natural Meat and some thoughts on food ethics.

LifestyleKristin WhitakerNovember 7, 2019farm talk, farm life, luna, raw milk, food ethics, sustainable farming, nutrition therapyComment

Overcoming the Picky Eater Around or Inside You!

You can know everything about nutrition, but the healthiest food won’t do you any good unless it actually gets inside of you! Do you know a picky eater? Care for one? Are YOU the picky eater? Let’s discuss ways to overcome food aversions and expand your palette and your health!

Lifestyle, NutritionKristin WhitakerSeptember 20, 2019picky eating, nutrition therapy, Eating DisordersComment

What Does A Nutritional Therapist Do Anyway?

Announcing the new addition to Utah Natural Meat & Milk: An In-house Nutrition Therapist! But, what does one do? Learn more about my story and why I can’t wait to use food to make you feel better.

LifestyleKristin WhitakerAugust 28, 2019nutrition therapist, health coach, healthy food, food choices, healingComment